THE BRITISH SCHOOL OF KUWAIT

Festival of Achievementand

Graduation Ceremony

2014

Wednesday 16 AprilAl Futoh Ballroom

Regency Hotel

A WELCOME FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Guests

Welcome to the Festival of Achievement for 2014.

The British School of Kuwait (BSK) deservedly gained its accolade as a ‘World Class British School’ following a triple inspection, last year, by the Office for Standards in Education (OfSTED), the British Schools in the Middle East (BSME) and the United Kingdom Department for Education (DfE).

This year, BSK has been able to take full advantage of its British Overseas School (BSO) status by forming a partnership with Buckinghamshire Learning Trust to induct newly-qualified teachers into the profession. Joining a teaching staff of over 200, BSK appointed twelve newly-qualified teachers this year. The energy, enthusiasm and skills that these young teachers have brought to the school complement perfectly the experience and dedication of our existing team.

BSK was the pioneer of the integration of computers into the normal teaching environment. By installing a wireless network (wifi), building a virtual learning environment (VLE), installing SMART interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in every classroom and ensuring that all Secondary students use a laptop computer as easily as a pencil or pen, BSK has been able to provide a 21st century approach to teaching and learning.

This year we will take the next step in eLearning by ensuring that all students in the Primary phase utilise iPad technology to access a wide range of interactive learning applications.

All students that have re-registered for Year 2 to Year 5 of the new academic year have already been gifted an iPad Mini and have started to utilise approved educational ‘Apps’. Next term, all students that have re-registered for Year 1 will be gifted an iPad Mini also. At the same time, the school will enhance its wifi capability and the VLE will be expanded further to hold important resources for students, parents and teachers to share. This investment demonstrates once again the long-term vision of BSK to offer the very best learning environment for our students.

Investment is not limited to computers and iPads. New suites of classrooms have been constructed to house our Secondary Mathematics, Modern Languages and History teams. A new subject team, dedicated to Middle Department Science, has been appointed and will be based in two new, fully equipped, science laboratories. Design and Technology has been re-equipped with some of the latest equipment include new wood-turning lathes, a new metal-turning lathe and, the first in a school in Kuwait, a laser-cutting machine for student use. This device will eliminate old-fashioned band-saws for the purpose of precision cutting and can be seen as an extension of the eLearning approach found in the academic subjects.

In my speech this evening, I will outline the achievements of students and the advances in teaching and learning taking place in both the Primary and Secondary phases of the school. I will also outline the success of our massive extracurricular programme that offers opportunities which, if taken, enhance the prospects of our students in their university application as well as providing them with experiences to treasure for the rest of their lives.

The main focus, of course, will be on our departing graduates. I will take the opportunity to reflect on the outstanding public examinations results of last year’s graduates and challenge this year’s cohort to do even better. Certainly, the impressive list of offers from leading universities to our Sixth Form students confirms the claim of BSK to stand as Kuwait’s premier school.

Paul ShropshirePrincipal

PROGRAMME

Entrance of the Academic Staff

National Anthems of Kuwait and the United KingdomString Orchestra

Reading from the Holy Qur’anZeyad Al-Tamimi, Year 13

Entrance of the Graduates

Welcome AddressMr Sadiq Al-Mutawa

Chairman

Presentation of Special AwardsMrs Sara Akbar, CEO of Kuwait Energy

Mr Andrew Moulden, Head Teacher

String OrchestraPrelude from Carmen, G Bizet

Miss Galina Bojilova

Guest SpeakerDr Khaled Al Rasheed

Assistant Undersecretary for General Education

Year 11 GraduationMr John Lambert

Upper Department Coordinator

PROGRAMME

La CamerataFirst Movement from Double Violin Concerto, J S Bach

Miss Galina Bojilova

Guest SpeakerHE Mr Frank Baker OBE

Ambassador of the United Kingdom

Sixth Form GraduationMs Emma Bowie

Sixth Form Coordinator

Chamber EnsemblePastime with Good Company, Henry VIII

Mr James Pickering

Principal’s AddressMr Paul Shropshire

Presentation of CIS AwardDr Khaled Al Rasheed

Presentation of Director’s AwardSheikh Mubarak Al-Fahad Al-Salem Al-Sabah

Mme Vera Al-Mutawa

Vote of ThanksDario Gelevski, Head BoyAnkita Handa, Head Girl

GRADUATES

Karan Raj BhasinZaid Hayati

Abdulrahman AboulkhairHasan MohammadSulaiman Khuraibet

Mohammad HammadHaidar Hashem Kahil

Waleed AbuzoorYousef Abdulrazzaq

Habiba HusseinFarah AlyetamaSara Alramadan

Rawan AlhashemiAfaf Nejem

Hussein SafarAhmed Fahmy

Abdulrahman AlqaedAli Hasan

Abdel-Rahman KhalilKhaled AlmutairiMajid ThowfeekSaba Altamimi

Ghaliah AlqabandiMohamad ElmawlaAbdulaziz AlmnaiesAhmed Elmonoofy

Ahmad DashtiAhmad AlbittarWalid El Hosni

Mohammed Al-BloushiJack Cook

Ruba AlhegawiTaiba Al-Adwani

Hina DarFatimah Gurnah

Raghad AlyousefiFarah Al-FahadNaji Alhadban

Jowad BerekdarAhmad Alkandari

Miguel UysFawaz Al-Matrouk

Khaled AlsaiediIsaac Al-Saleh

Ji Inn KimJoseph Thevakumar

Abdulaziz AlweqayyanJamil SummaqAhmad Zahran

Ahmed MohammedAbdulaziz Al-Maheni

Abdulmuhsen AlshammariAhmad Nabiel Mustapa

Zena HassanMalak ZalayaKarim DaramyArwa Al-Ghaith

Rahab Al-BehbehaniLeyla Yilmaz

Jemima AkhtarAhmed Alnaqar

Mohammad Al-FarajJoseph CollierIsmail Al Tahan

Dawood Al-AwadhAhmad Alenezi

YEAR 11

GRADUATES

Laith Zureiqi

Omar Alajmi

Mohammed Rafiq Abu Rouss

Mohammad Abul

Marianne Ayoub

Alice Shaker

Hridya Agnus Moorthiraj

Dylan Crasto

Celestina Saager

Shakraf Shahid

Yousef Abousedu

Tala El-Roz

James White

Ankita Handa

Dario Gelevski

Simran Kaur

Nicolas Zoghb

Ishita Handa

Zeyad Al-Tamimi

David Jan Heberle

Aly Emam

Aarti Gajria

Yamen Awida

Clarisse Furtado

Halyna Hoffmann

Parag Nair

SIXTH FORM

SUBJECT AWARD WINNERS

YEAR 11

ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY LEVEL

ADVANCED LEVEL

Raghad Alyousefi Joseph Thevakumar Alorika Chakravorty

Jemima Akhtar Ahmed Elmonoofy Maryam Moustafa

Malak Zalaya Abdulaziz Alweqayyan

Farah Alyetama Sofia Arriola

Jowad Berekdar Ahmed Fahmy Leena Albader

Ji Inn KimFanninda Onggono Hussam El-Nashar

Afaf Nejem Michael Zoghb

Leyla Yilmaz Adeeb Narangoli

Rawan Alhashemi

Mridula Agnus Moorthiraj Richa Elangovan

Shrefah Alyetama Siddharth Joshi

Hee Soo Yang Pema Tshogyal

Ethan Harradine Mohammad Abul

Farah Abdelhameed Hibba Sheikh

Jumana Chohan Rawan Moussa

Ankita Handa Aly Emam

Tala El-Roz Yousef Abousedu Celestina Saager

Aarti Gajria James White

EconomicsMusicChemistry, GeographyBiologyIslamic Studies for ArabsHistory, Fine ArtArabic for non-ArabsGovernment ArabicGraphic DesignPhotographyArabic for ArabsBusiness Studies, ICTFrenchEnglish as a Second Language, Design and T echnologyIslamic Studies for non-ArabsMathematics, PhysicsT extilesGermanDramaPhysical EducationEnglish Language, English Literature

Mathematics, PhysicsGraphic Communication Fine ArtEconomicsFurther MathematicsEnglish Literature Geography Business Studies Biology, Chemistry German PhotographyHistory

GeographyMathematics, Chemistry PhysicsBiologyGermanBusiness Studies, Economics English Literature, History

UNIVERSITY PLACEMENTS

Alexandria University, EgyptAston University, England, UK

University of Bristol, England, UKUniversity of British Columbia, Canada

Brunel University, England, UKUniversity of California, Berkeley, USA

University of California, Los Angeles, USAChrist’s College, University of Cambridge, England, UK

University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UKUniversity of Exeter, England, UK

Indiana University Bloomington, USAUniversity of Jordan

Kent State University, USAUniversity of Leeds, England, UK

University of Liverpool, England, UKUniversity of Manchester, England, UK

University of Manitoba, CanadaMcGill University, Canada

University of Michigan, USANew York University, USA

University of Nottingham, England, UKOCAD University, Canada

University of Ottawa, CanadaPennsylvania State University, USA

Queen Mary University of London, England, UKRobert-Schuman-Schule Baden-Baden, Germany

Royal College of Surgeons, IrelandRoyal College of Surgeons, Bahrain

PERFORMERS

STRING ORCHESTRA

Director Miss Galina Bojilova

Violin Shugo YoshinoSulaiman MoukhaiberAshria SidhuHai Wei LiElizabeth McEwanZeyba FarooqiDaliya Al-MumenGhannah DammertZachary Al DanabNaomi Ann PereiraHee Woo YangHaruka YoshinoHabiba RadyMaysaloun MokaddamNour KansoNada Abu-ZarourSaba AltamimiJi Inn KimGhaliah AlqabandiDana MoukhaiberHalyna HoffmannKirti LambaVivian SequeraMiss Petag ZakarianMr Simon AmuraMiss Emma Dunnell

Cello Fay IbraheemJoseph ThevakumarAndrew NicholsonMiss Nina Haynes

Double Bass Peter Nicholson

Piano Miss Boriana Petkova

Percussion Mr Gary Ruston

LA CAMERATA

Director Miss Galina Bojilova

Violin Hai Wei LiHee Woo YangHaruka YoshinoJi Inn KimHalyna HoffmannMiss Petag ZakarianMr Simon Amura

Cello Joseph Thevakumar

Piano Jaehyun Yoo

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

Director Mr James Pickering

Violin Shugo YoshinoSulaiman MoukhaiberZeyba FarooqiHaruka YoshinoDana Moukhaiber

Cello Fay IbraheemJoseph ThevakumarMiss Nina Haynes

Flute Aisha AlrefaeiAnkita Handa

Clarinet Abdullah HasanHee Soo Yang

Saxophone Ali AlobaidanIshita HandaMr Kevin Owen

Trumpet Cian Williams

Piano Mr Simon Amura

Percussion Mr Gary Ruston

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